Planner

WATES; Walton-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Planner to support their team in Walton-on-Thames. You will manage diaries, create performance reports, and communicate with clients to ensure efficient workflow. The ideal candidate will have strong Excel skills, excellent communication abilities, and experience in report management. This role offers a dynamic work environment with opportunities for growth. Be part of a supportive team and make a real impact every day.

Benefits

Supportive team environment

Opportunities for growth

Fast-paced work environment

Qualifications

• Strong Excel & IT skills are essential.
• Great written & verbal communication is a must.
• Ability to prioritize your own workload is required.
• Experience in producing reports and managing diaries is needed.
• A clean driving licence is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Plan diaries to keep the workforce productive.
• Create performance reports to track progress.
• Ensure plans meet health & safety standards.
• Communicate with clients and teams effectively.
• Support supervisors with smart scheduling.

Skills

Excel skills

Communication

Workload management

Commercial awareness

Report production

Job description

The Vacancy

🌟 We’re Hiring: Planner – WPS – Walton-on-Thames 🌟

📍 Location: Walton-on-Thames
🕒 Type: Full-time

💼 About the Role:

Are you a master of organisation and love keeping things running smoothly? 🧩 We’re looking for a Planner to join our buzzing WPS team in Walton-on-Thames! You’ll be the go-to person for planning and coordinating our multi-skilled engineers and supply chain, helping us deliver top-notch service every day. 🚀

🔑 What You’ll Be Doing:

• 📅 Planning diaries to keep our workforce productive and efficient
• 📊 Creating performance reports to track progress and success
• 📉 Keeping work-in-progress low and on target
• 📞 Communicating with clients and teams to keep everything flowing
• 🛠️ Supporting supervisors and site teams with smart scheduling
• 💡 Spotting areas for improvement and suggesting solutions
• 📧 Handling customer queries with professionalism and care
• ⚠️ Ensuring all plans meet health & safety standards

🧠 What You’ll Bring:

• ✅ Strong Excel & IT skills
• ✅ Great communication – written & verbal
• ✅ Ability to prioritise and manage your own workload✅ Commercial awareness & a customer-first mindset
• ✅ Experience in producing reports and managing diaries
• ✅ A clean driving licence is a bonus!

🌈 Why Join Us?

• Be part of a supportive, friendly team 🤝
• Make a real impact every day 💥
• Opportunities to grow and develop 📈
• Work in a fast-paced, rewarding environment 🏃♀️💨

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Standard Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre‑employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family‑owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.